The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte JOHN R. YAEGER _______________ Appeal No. 1998-0990 Application No. 08/327,389 _______________ HEARD: June 12, 2002 _______________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 through 22, all the claims pending in the instant application. The Appellant’s invention relates generally to a disc drive system. In particular, Appellant’s invention is directed 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007